We thank our colleagues in the Department of English and Comparative Literature for their permission to adapt their statement on the toppling of the statue for our own department.
Related links:
Statement of Malinda Maynor Lowery, Director of the Center for the Study of the American South
https://south.unc.edu/2018/08/20/silent-sam/
“Silent Sam” illustrated history created by Professor Jim Leloudis and University Historian Cecelia Moore
https://spark.adobe.com/page/Z4gHJKurmmkZS/
Wilson Library’s Guide to Researching Silent Sam http://guides.lib.unc.edu/campus-monuments/silent-sam
Recent History of the Debate on Silent Sam
https://digitalresearch.lib.unc.edu/exhibits/show/chronicling-silent-sam/about-chronicling-silent-sam/exhibit-items-silent-sam-today/introduction–group-4
Julian Carr’s dedication speech, which is archived in Wilson Library, UNC
http://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/00141/#folder_26#1 (Click on Scans 93-112)
Transcription of the speech here:
http://hgreen.people.ua.edu/transcription-carr-speech.html
Description of the Monument on DocSouth http://docsouth.unc.edu/commland/monument/41/
UNC’s FAQ on Silent Sam and other then-current campus issues (September 13, 2017)
http://www.unc.edu/campus-updates/faq-questions-about-sampling-of-current-campus-issues/